GOALS, STANDARDS AND STRATEGIES
Overarching Goals In the Juneau School District technology is used as a tool to enhance and support
productivity, communication, collaboration, and learning.
In the Juneau School District technology must be adequate to support the
accomplishment of all district-wide educational goals and must be adequate to support
future trends in education.
Vision
The Juneau School District envisions staff and students using technology to seek new
knowledge, solve problems and collaborate within a global society. The ever-present and
transparent use of technology by staff and students supports the mission of the District,
which includes helping students achieve the Alaska standards in all content areas,
respecting the special needs skills and abilities of each individual and enabling each
person to develop the skills needed in the 21st century.
Learning Goals
The Juneau School District School Board has adopted the following educational goals:
All students will:
• Acquire and manage information, solve problems, and think creatively and
critically;
• Communicate effectively, using written, verbal and artistic forms, and appreciate
the creative expressions of others;
• Possess and integrate a common core of knowledge concerning the physical,
biological, and social sciences, mathematics, and the arts and humanities;
• Become effective and responsible decision makers, who contribute to the
community, state, country and world;
• Possess the ability to collaborate and adapt, and use the skills and tools necessary
for the world of work;
• Demonstrate the ability to form responsible relations with a wide range of people
including those with differing socio-economic and cultural backgrounds;
• Acquire the knowledge, habits and attitudes that promote personal and public
health, both physical and mental;
• Understand and evaluate their own worth, ability, and potential, to enable growth.
Students will use Information Technology as a tool to achieve these educational goals.
Within each content area, Information Technology includes:
• Problem-solving tools such as spreadsheets, databases, and graphing calculators;
• Information-access tools such as the Internet and content-specific CD’s;
• Communication tools such as word processors, multimedia software, web page
editors, email, and video production tools;
• Content learning tools such as simulations, tutorials, and educational games.
Career exploration and employability skills development tools such as online
personality and interest inventories, college profiles, and employability profiles.
If implemented, the technology, staff development, and curriculum integration plans
described in this document would provide the necessary curriculum framework and the
opportunity for teachers to develop teaching. A complete set of the Juneau School
District CORE content standards for Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Health
Curriculum is found in on the District web page at http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/newdistrict/departments/instructionalservices/index.php.
State and Local Standards
The Juneau School District uses the Alaska Content Standards to guide the creation of
district curriculum and district CORE content documents. Since 1996, CORE content has
been developed in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, and Health. These district
documents include technology-related CORE content standards for each grade level such
as:
• “type 25 wpm with 90% accuracy, using correct techniques” (Language Arts);
• “compare a variety of resource materials, including electronic media, to select the
most useful to purpose” (Language Arts);
• “model data, by hand and by using technology, using pie charts, scatter plots, and
histograms with appropriate scale” (Math);
• “record data into a spreadsheet matrix” (Math)
• “use technology to collect, summarize, analyze, interpret, and display evidence”
(Science)
The Science CORE document states “competencies, organized by State Science
Content Standards, will be included at each grade level.” The competencies include:
• “use technology to collect summarize, analyze, interpret, and display evidence”
• “demonstrate understanding of the importance of values and consequences as well
as
• information when making decisions about science and technology.”
Technology Curriculum Strategies
Process
District curriculum documents are developed to conform to standards for curriculum
established by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. The District
adopts curriculum on a regular, six-year development and revision cycle, as specified by
the Alaska Department of Education. The curriculum review and update process is the
responsibility of the district Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator, using committees
comprised of teachers and administrators. Technology skills are addressed in a range of
curricular areas:
• The JSD Math curriculum includes the use of spreadsheets, graphing
calculators, and databases as tools for mathematics study and data analysis.
• The JSD Language Arts curriculum incorporates word processing skills,
keyboarding benchmarks, presentations requiring technology skills, and research
skills requiring Internet searches and electronic mail inquiries.
• The JSD Science curriculum includes teaching students to collect and analyze
data, interpret results and communicate findings.
• The JSD Science curriculum and Social Studies curriculum incorporate
teaching students how to use technology to research, coordinate, and present
information. Additionally, the social studies curriculum includes teaching students
how to use technology responsibly and to understand its impact on individuals
and society.
• The JSD Health curriculum incorporates Internet safety skills by demonstrating
concepts of cyber security, personal online safety, and awareness of cyberbullying,
predator identification, cyber-relationships, malicious code, and social
issues.
Proposed Action Steps:
1. Expand the effort to ensure that all content area curriculum committees use the
Alaska Technology to develop their curriculum.
2. Work with the Curriculum Coordinator to ensure that staff members with video
and computer expertise are part of the curriculum committees in every content
area.
3. Ensure that technology skills related to computers and video integrate into the
curriculum in natural and effective ways, enhancing the curriculum and ensuring
development of the technological skills necessary for effective teaching and
learning within that content area.
4. Provide a broader audience for student video productions. This will help to
improve the quality of student productions and encourage more schools and
activities to use the video resources available to them.
Timeline: Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year and continuing throughout the
duration of the plan.
Budget requirements: Staff time, No additional fund allocation required
Technology Infrastructure Strategies
The Juneau School District has six elementary schools (Auke Bay, Riverbend,
Mendenhall River, Glacier Valley, Harborview, and Gastineau), two middle schools
(Dzantik’i Heeni and Floyd Dryden), and two high schools, Juneau-Douglas High, and
Thunder Mountain High scheduled to open by the fall of 2008. The district also includes
an alternative high school (Yaakoosge’ Daakahidi), a charter school (Juneau Community
Charter School) and a K-8 Montessori Program. The Marie Drake building, formerly
Marie Drake Middle School, is used for spillover classes from both Juneau-Douglas High
School and Harborview Elementary. The school district has approximately 2500
computers, 95 percent of which are currently networked.
To meet the goals of this plan, the JSD Tech Committee pledges to establish district-wide
standards for hardware, software, and building infrastructure. The committee will
continue to meet monthly during the school year to establish and revise these standards
and will include a schedule of maintenance and upgrade. The outline for those standards
is as follows:
Network Services
Servers
• Provide adequate support staff for specific server software/hardware
maintenance
• Provide a coordinated, adequate server backup system and policies,
including off-site storage
• Establish secure access and login policies/procedures;
• Provide secure off-site server access;
• Maintain robust hardware with a minimum configuration.
Faxes/Copiers/Scanners/Printers
• This plan promotes a migration to an all-in-one networked solution
when possible
Work Stations
• Workstations need to be adequate for designated purposes and meet
district goals for security and efficacy.
WAPs (Wireless Access Points)
• Wireless access points need to be pervasive, with 24x7 fully integrated
access, meeting district goals for security and efficacy.
Building Infrastructure Strategies
The JSD Tech Committee in coordination with the JSD Maintenance and Facilities
Department (when applicable) and the IT Department will develop standards for the
following systems:
Electrical
• Provide adequate electrical outlets and circuits for new network and
other technology infrastructure whenever possible during renovations
or building upgrades
• Provide for potential growth (laptop support) and movement of
computer labs especially for new buildings and through renovations.
Network cabling
• Determine which sites need additional network drops for wired and
wireless access
• Work with the Facilities Manager to develop district wide policies for
building network infrastructure wiring that incorporates fiber optics as
the backbone standard for new building and as part of renovation
projects
• Require that contractors adhere to IEEE network cabling standards
(length and appropriate type
Ethernet switches (wire and wireless)
• Eliminate all repeaters and replace with adequate wiring or Ethernet
switches
• Ethernet switches must meet industry standards
• Bring all switches up to a minimum 10/100/1000BaseT
• Provide for consistency of manufacturer/vendor across the district.
• Purchase switches that are capable of POE (power over Ethernet)
whenever applicable.
Routers
• Apply standardization to all routers (Cisco or equivalent); and
• Assure that the district meets continuing access needs (intra/internet).
Firewalls
• Firewalls must meet industry standards
• Are adequate to protect student and staff by use of content filtering and
anti-spam/virus protection.
Internet access point and devices
• Establish security for internet access points.
Uninterruptible Power Supply
• Provide UPS devices wherever applicable for all communication
closets components;
• Determine a battery replacement schedule and upgrades of UPS units
• Assure that UPS standard up time is varied by application.
Climate control
• The Juneau School District Maintenance Department will assure that
new technology infrastructure is wired separately from energy
conservation controls.
• In addition, climate control is adequate for protection of equipment
Physical access to secured area
• The Juneau School District Maintenance Department and
administration will assure that all communication closets have
established policies for access and security.
Phone Service (VOIP)
• It is recommended that the JSD creates a position for the purpose of
assuming responsibility for maintenance and configuration of the JSD
phone system. This system will include existing analog phone systems
and VOIP phone systems. Other duties could be assigned to this
position, which would either be under the direction of the IT
Supervisor or the Maintenance Supervisor.
Miscellaneous
• There are other groups of building infrastructure devices, example:
Outside Access Security (Doors), reader boards, and other
miscellaneous technologies, which interface with the JSD network
• Standards and policies established for network devices should apply to
these technologies as much as possible
Action Steps:
1) Hardware: Includes student and staff workstations, printers, wireless devices,
servers, copiers, other peripherals, and network infrastructure (routers, switches,
firewalls, etc.).
• Purchases are based on needs and evaluation of current use with consideration
of future trends.
• Work stations to be purchased with current level standards, meeting the
intended use of the station.
• Servers should be top-end performers in terms of processor, hard disk, RAM
and connectivity standards
• Hardware purchases will be consolidated for efficient use of funds.
2) Software: Includes the server and workstation operating systems and third-party
applications.
• Purchases are based on needs and evaluation of current use with consideration
of future trends.
• Purchases will meet industry standards for word processing, spreadsheets,
presentations, publishing, and multi-media.
• Management software will be implemented to allow more efficient use of
resources.
• Course management software will be implemented for consistent staff/student
use.
• Software for monitoring of network bandwidth utilization; anti-virus/spam
protection.
3) Access: Utilize resources such as E-rate to assist with technology integration.
Timeline: Have outline of standards by beginning of 2008 school year. Due to rapid
changes in technology trends, revisions will need to be determined annually.
Budget requirement: To be determined.
Overarching Goals
In the Juneau School District technology is used as a tool to enhance and support
productivity, communication, collaboration, and learning.
In the Juneau School District technology must be adequate to support the
accomplishment of all district-wide educational goals and must be adequate to support
future trends in education.
Vision
The Juneau School District envisions staff and students using technology to seek new
knowledge, solve problems and collaborate within a global society. The ever-present and
transparent use of technology by staff and students supports the mission of the District,
which includes helping students achieve the Alaska standards in all content areas,
respecting the special needs skills and abilities of each individual and enabling each
person to develop the skills needed in the 21st century.
Learning Goals
The Juneau School District School Board has adopted the following educational goals:
All students will:
• Acquire and manage information, solve problems, and think creatively and
critically;
• Communicate effectively, using written, verbal and artistic forms, and appreciate
the creative expressions of others;
• Possess and integrate a common core of knowledge concerning the physical,
biological, and social sciences, mathematics, and the arts and humanities;
• Become effective and responsible decision makers, who contribute to the
community, state, country and world;
• Possess the ability to collaborate and adapt, and use the skills and tools necessary
for the world of work;
• Demonstrate the ability to form responsible relations with a wide range of people
including those with differing socio-economic and cultural backgrounds;
• Acquire the knowledge, habits and attitudes that promote personal and public
health, both physical and mental;
• Understand and evaluate their own worth, ability, and potential, to enable growth.
Students will use Information Technology as a tool to achieve these educational goals.
Within each content area, Information Technology includes:
• Problem-solving tools such as spreadsheets, databases, and graphing calculators;
• Information-access tools such as the Internet and content-specific CD’s;
• Communication tools such as word processors, multimedia software, web page
editors, email, and video production tools;
• Content learning tools such as simulations, tutorials, and educational games.
Career exploration and employability skills development tools such as online
personality and interest inventories, college profiles, and employability profiles.
If implemented, the technology, staff development, and curriculum integration plans
described in this document would provide the necessary curriculum framework and the
opportunity for teachers to develop teaching. A complete set of the Juneau School
District CORE content standards for Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Health
Curriculum is found in on the District web page at
http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/newdistrict/departments/instructionalservices/index.php.
State and Local Standards
The Juneau School District uses the Alaska Content Standards to guide the creation of
district curriculum and district CORE content documents. Since 1996, CORE content has
been developed in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, and Health. These district
documents include technology-related CORE content standards for each grade level such
as:
• “type 25 wpm with 90% accuracy, using correct techniques” (Language Arts);
• “compare a variety of resource materials, including electronic media, to select the
most useful to purpose” (Language Arts);
• “model data, by hand and by using technology, using pie charts, scatter plots, and
histograms with appropriate scale” (Math);
• “record data into a spreadsheet matrix” (Math)
• “use technology to collect, summarize, analyze, interpret, and display evidence”
(Science)
The Science CORE document states “competencies, organized by State Science
Content Standards, will be included at each grade level.” The competencies include:
• “use technology to collect summarize, analyze, interpret, and display evidence”
• “demonstrate understanding of the importance of values and consequences as well
as
• information when making decisions about science and technology.”
Technology Curriculum Strategies
Process
District curriculum documents are developed to conform to standards for curriculum
established by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. The District
adopts curriculum on a regular, six-year development and revision cycle, as specified by
the Alaska Department of Education. The curriculum review and update process is the
responsibility of the district Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator, using committees
comprised of teachers and administrators. Technology skills are addressed in a range of
curricular areas:
• The JSD Math curriculum includes the use of spreadsheets, graphing
calculators, and databases as tools for mathematics study and data analysis.
• The JSD Language Arts curriculum incorporates word processing skills,
keyboarding benchmarks, presentations requiring technology skills, and research
skills requiring Internet searches and electronic mail inquiries.
• The JSD Science curriculum includes teaching students to collect and analyze
data, interpret results and communicate findings.
• The JSD Science curriculum and Social Studies curriculum incorporate
teaching students how to use technology to research, coordinate, and present
information. Additionally, the social studies curriculum includes teaching students
how to use technology responsibly and to understand its impact on individuals
and society.
• The JSD Health curriculum incorporates Internet safety skills by demonstrating
concepts of cyber security, personal online safety, and awareness of cyberbullying,
predator identification, cyber-relationships, malicious code, and social
issues.
Proposed Action Steps:
1. Expand the effort to ensure that all content area curriculum committees use the
Alaska Technology to develop their curriculum.
2. Work with the Curriculum Coordinator to ensure that staff members with video
and computer expertise are part of the curriculum committees in every content
area.
3. Ensure that technology skills related to computers and video integrate into the
curriculum in natural and effective ways, enhancing the curriculum and ensuring
development of the technological skills necessary for effective teaching and
learning within that content area.
4. Provide a broader audience for student video productions. This will help to
improve the quality of student productions and encourage more schools and
activities to use the video resources available to them.
Timeline: Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year and continuing throughout the
duration of the plan.
Budget requirements: Staff time, No additional fund allocation required
Technology Infrastructure Strategies
The Juneau School District has six elementary schools (Auke Bay, Riverbend,
Mendenhall River, Glacier Valley, Harborview, and Gastineau), two middle schools
(Dzantik’i Heeni and Floyd Dryden), and two high schools, Juneau-Douglas High, and
Thunder Mountain High scheduled to open by the fall of 2008. The district also includes
an alternative high school (Yaakoosge’ Daakahidi), a charter school (Juneau Community
Charter School) and a K-8 Montessori Program. The Marie Drake building, formerly
Marie Drake Middle School, is used for spillover classes from both Juneau-Douglas High
School and Harborview Elementary. The school district has approximately 2500
computers, 95 percent of which are currently networked.
To meet the goals of this plan, the JSD Tech Committee pledges to establish district-wide
standards for hardware, software, and building infrastructure. The committee will
continue to meet monthly during the school year to establish and revise these standards
and will include a schedule of maintenance and upgrade. The outline for those standards
is as follows:
Network Services
Servers
• Provide adequate support staff for specific server software/hardware
maintenance
• Provide a coordinated, adequate server backup system and policies,
including off-site storage
• Establish secure access and login policies/procedures;
• Provide secure off-site server access;
• Maintain robust hardware with a minimum configuration.
Faxes/Copiers/Scanners/Printers
• This plan promotes a migration to an all-in-one networked solution
when possible
Work Stations
• Workstations need to be adequate for designated purposes and meet
district goals for security and efficacy.
WAPs (Wireless Access Points)
• Wireless access points need to be pervasive, with 24x7 fully integrated
access, meeting district goals for security and efficacy.
Building Infrastructure Strategies
The JSD Tech Committee in coordination with the JSD Maintenance and Facilities
Department (when applicable) and the IT Department will develop standards for the
following systems:
Electrical
• Provide adequate electrical outlets and circuits for new network and
other technology infrastructure whenever possible during renovations
or building upgrades
• Provide for potential growth (laptop support) and movement of
computer labs especially for new buildings and through renovations.
Network cabling
• Determine which sites need additional network drops for wired and
wireless access
• Work with the Facilities Manager to develop district wide policies for
building network infrastructure wiring that incorporates fiber optics as
the backbone standard for new building and as part of renovation
projects
• Require that contractors adhere to IEEE network cabling standards
(length and appropriate type
Ethernet switches (wire and wireless)
• Eliminate all repeaters and replace with adequate wiring or Ethernet
switches
• Ethernet switches must meet industry standards
• Bring all switches up to a minimum 10/100/1000BaseT
• Provide for consistency of manufacturer/vendor across the district.
• Purchase switches that are capable of POE (power over Ethernet)
whenever applicable.
Routers
• Apply standardization to all routers (Cisco or equivalent); and
• Assure that the district meets continuing access needs (intra/internet).
Firewalls
• Firewalls must meet industry standards
• Are adequate to protect student and staff by use of content filtering and
anti-spam/virus protection.
Internet access point and devices
• Establish security for internet access points.
Uninterruptible Power Supply
• Provide UPS devices wherever applicable for all communication
closets components;
• Determine a battery replacement schedule and upgrades of UPS units
• Assure that UPS standard up time is varied by application.
Climate control
• The Juneau School District Maintenance Department will assure that
new technology infrastructure is wired separately from energy
conservation controls.
• In addition, climate control is adequate for protection of equipment
Physical access to secured area
• The Juneau School District Maintenance Department and
administration will assure that all communication closets have
established policies for access and security.
Phone Service (VOIP)
• It is recommended that the JSD creates a position for the purpose of
assuming responsibility for maintenance and configuration of the JSD
phone system. This system will include existing analog phone systems
and VOIP phone systems. Other duties could be assigned to this
position, which would either be under the direction of the IT
Supervisor or the Maintenance Supervisor.
Miscellaneous
• There are other groups of building infrastructure devices, example:
Outside Access Security (Doors), reader boards, and other
miscellaneous technologies, which interface with the JSD network
• Standards and policies established for network devices should apply to
these technologies as much as possible
Action Steps:
1) Hardware: Includes student and staff workstations, printers, wireless devices,
servers, copiers, other peripherals, and network infrastructure (routers, switches,
firewalls, etc.).
• Purchases are based on needs and evaluation of current use with consideration
of future trends.
• Work stations to be purchased with current level standards, meeting the
intended use of the station.
• Servers should be top-end performers in terms of processor, hard disk, RAM
and connectivity standards
• Hardware purchases will be consolidated for efficient use of funds.
2) Software: Includes the server and workstation operating systems and third-party
applications.
• Purchases are based on needs and evaluation of current use with consideration
of future trends.
• Purchases will meet industry standards for word processing, spreadsheets,
presentations, publishing, and multi-media.
• Management software will be implemented to allow more efficient use of
resources.
• Course management software will be implemented for consistent staff/student
use.
• Software for monitoring of network bandwidth utilization; anti-virus/spam
protection.
3) Access: Utilize resources such as E-rate to assist with technology integration.
Timeline: Have outline of standards by beginning of 2008 school year. Due to rapid
changes in technology trends, revisions will need to be determined annually.
Budget requirement: To be determined.